U.S. Senate panel votes aid cut: ‘We have to send Egypt a message’

U.S. Senate panel votes aid cut: ‘We have to send Egypt a message’

Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Congress has begun slashing military aid to Egypt. A key Senate subcommittee voted to reduce aid to Egypt and the Palestinian Authority for fiscal 2015. In a 25-5 vote, the Senate State and Foreign Operations subcommittee, citing human rights violations, cut $400 million in U.S. aid to Egypt. “We have […]